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—Ian King, December 13, 2004

Thursday, July 29, 2004

 

Hand it to CNN

Just watching the Democratic national convention on the boob tube -- well, I suppose that John Kerry's speech was, well, okay -- but CNN's audio feed beat all. While the other nets flipped over to the taking heads as the mass of balloons and confetti rained down on the Fleet Center (enema, shurely?!) and Kerry get the requisite hugs 'n kisses from the wife and stepkids, CNN went with the voice of the Democrats' convention organiser:
"Give me more balloons... no confetti... I want more goddamn ballons, where the hell are they? No confetti, damnit! Balloons... I can see 'em up there, I want them all down now!..."
And so on, for three minutes.

Hey, it beats listening to some shrieking hypocrite like the shameless scold Bill Bennett (is a gambling habit a "virtue?) who is no doubt polluting some air. Probably better than less partisan commentators, too.

I love live TV.
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